VE with 100g beta quartz; these are approx. 75 - 85 raw crystals with a size of approx. 6 - 12mm.
Very hot: Beta Quartz
These very special quartz crystals have arrived from West Java (Indonesia): Beta quartz, also called high quartz, is formed at temperatures above 573°C. Typical are the hexagonal dipyramids, i.e. two small hexagonal pyramids, whose bases lie on top of each other.
Thanks to their special forming conditions and shape, the beta quartz crystals are just as well suited for energetic work, e.g. the directing of energies, as are double-enders. Experience for yourself the fascination that radiates from these unusual quartz !
Beta quartz is not formally considered as an independent mineral, because the high form of quartz with hexagonal structure is not stable at room temperatures. Considered exactly, the collected crystals are paramorphic formations of beta quartz after quartz. Paramorphism describes the ability of some minerals to exist in different crystalline expression depending on the forming conditions, with the same chemical composition: e.g. Aragonite/Calcite or just Beta-Quartz/Quartz.
Paramorphoses play an essential role as geological thermometers or barometers, e.g. during the transformation of high quartz into low quartz. Thus, when high quartz cools below 573ºC, the trigonal low quartz is formed, but it may retain the outer hexagonal shape of the high quartz. Therefore, if quartz with the characteristics of the hexagonal symmetry of the high quartz is found in rocks, then it can be concluded that the temperature of the rock must have been higher than 573ºC during formation.